Good morning all.
 
I feel like such a heel this morning.  Last night during nail trimming,
while I was doing Fezzik's nails, he squirmed and I accidentally cut too
high on the nail and ended up nicking the vein.  :( I couldn't believe how
much it bled!  I remembered from previous FMLs that some people had written
that they used cornstarch on the wound to stop the bleeding, so I tried
that.  It didn't seem to work very well, though.  I remember other people
wrote in with other suggestions but I couldn't remember what they were.
Could someone refresh my memory just in case this ever happens again?  I
sure hope it doesn't, though...I still feel awful about it.
 
On a semi-related point, since I use the "Ferretone on the belly" trick to
keep the fuzzies occupied while I trim their nails...does anyone know why
some ferrets tremble while they're enjoying treats?  My daughter asked
about it last night and I didn't know the answer.
 
Dooks,
Lisa
Mom of Zorro, Claudia, Loki, Fezzik, and Crysin
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"Not knowing everything is all that makes it ok, sometimes."
            --Delirium of the Endless
              from Neil Gaiman's _Brief Lives_
[Posted in FML issue 2900]